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Zak Andrew Rudden (born 6 February 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dundee.

Zak Rudden

Personal information
Full name	Zak Andrew Rudden[1]
Date of birth	(2000-02-06) 6 February 2000 (age 22)
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.87 m)[2]
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Dundee
Number	20
Youth career
	Rangers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Rangers	0	(0)
2018–2019	→ Falkirk (loan)	31	(12)
2019–2020	→ Plymouth Argyle (loan)	14	(2)
2020–2022	Partick Thistle	36	(14)
2022	→ Dundee (loan)	13	(1)
2022–	Dundee	14	(4)
National team‡
2014	Scotland U16[3]	2	(0)
2015–2017	Scotland U17[3]	12	(2)
2017–2019	Scotland U19[3]	14	(6)
2021–	Scotland U21[3]	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 5 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:22, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Rangers

Rudden began his career with Rangers[4] and joined the first-team for pre-season before the start of the 2018–19 season for the first time.[5]

Loans

In August 2018, Rudden moved out on loan to Falkirk.[6] On 15 September 2018, Rudden scored on his debut for Falkirk.[7]

On 23 August 2019 Rudden moved on loan to EFL League Two side Plymouth Argyle.[8][9] He made his debut for the club the next day, as a first half substitute in a 3–0 win over Walsall, and scored his first goal for the club in an EFL Trophy tie against Swindon Town on 8 October 2019.[10] The loan ended in January 2020.[11]

Partick Thistle

On 15 January 2020 Rudden signed for Partick Thistle on a two and a half year deal.[12][13]

After multiple injury problems and the shutdown of football due to COVID-19, Rudden scored his first Thistle goal on 23 March 2021 in a 3–0 win at home over Cowdenbeath in the Scottish Cup.[14]

Dundee

In January 2022 he signed a pre-contract agreement with Dundee on a three-year deal, starting in summer 2022.[15] On 31 January 2022, Rudden joined Dundee on loan until the end of the season.[16][17] He made his debut the following day as a substitute in the Dundee derby, and scored his first goal for the club four days later against Ross County.[18]

After officially Dundee permanently the following season, Rudden scored his first goal of the season in a home league win over Arbroath.[19]

International career

Rudden has represented Scotland at youth international levels, up to and including under-21.[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 November 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rangers U20	2016–17[20]	SPFL Development League	—		—		—		2[lower-alpha 1]	0	2	0
	2017–18[21]		—		—		—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
	2018–19[7]		—		—		—		1[lower-alpha 1]	1	1	1
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	4	1
Rangers	2018–19[7]	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2019–20[10]		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Falkirk (loan)	2018–19[7]	Scottish Championship	31	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	12
Plymouth Argyle (loan)	2019–20[10]	EFL League Two	14	2	1	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	1	18	3
Partick Thistle	2019–20[10]	Scottish Championship	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
	2020–21[22]	Scottish League One	13	6	2	1	2	0	0	0	17	7
	2021–22[18]	Scottish Championship	19	7	2	0	4	2	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	26	9
	Total		36	13	4	1	6	2	1	0	47	16
Dundee (loan)	2021–22[18]	Scottish Premiership	13	1	—		—		0	0	13	1
Dundee	2022–23[23]	Scottish Championship	14	4	0	0	3	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	18	4
Career total			108	32	5	1	10	2	8	2	131	37

Honours

Club

Partick Thistle

• Scottish League One: 2020–21[24]

References

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